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An Auschwitz Survivor Passes Away
Stand for Israel | October 24, 2022
One of the last Sinti survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Zilli Schmidt spent her 98 years fighting hatred.
A Righteous Gentile on a Bicycle
Stand for Israel | October 24, 2022
Marie-Rose Gineste not only delivered - on her bicycle - a pro-Jewish and anti-Nazi letter to French churches, but also sheltered and saved many Jews during the Holocaust.
Photo Friday: Friendship with Each Other
Stand for Israel | October 21, 2022
"Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD" (1 Samuel 20:42
'Season of Our Rejoicing' in a Time of War
Stand for Israel | October 17, 2022
The Jewish people of Ukraine are no strangers to celebrating holy days during times of war, which they did again this Sukkot.
The Holocaust Hero Who Saved Curious George
Stand for Israel | October 17, 2022
A diplomat from Portugal proved himself a Righteous Gentile when his actions saved the creators of Curious George, artist Salvador Dali, and many others.
IDF Soldier Killed in Attack Buried in Israel
Stand for Israel | October 11, 2022
18-year-old Noa Lazar was the latest Israeli soldier to make the ultimate sacrifice - killed by a terrorist while defending the Holy Land.
He Who Saves One Life, Saves the Entire World
Stand for Israel | October 11, 2022
A Japanese diplomat during World War II, Chiune Sugihara issued visas to thousands of Jewish refugees in Lithuania, saving them from certain death at the hands of the Nazis.
Photo Friday: Branches from Luxuriant Trees
Stand for Israel | October 7, 2022
When the Jewish people celebrate Sukkot, they gather branches from trees mentioned in the Bible in order to build their sukkah.
The Angel in White
Stand for Israel | October 4, 2022
This is the story of a heroic Israeli woman who was the only female to receive the Medal of Distinguished Service, and whose letter to David Ben-Gurion was recently discovered.
With Open Arms
Stand for Israel | October 3, 2022
A Christian nanny in Poland rescued and raised a Jewish boy whose family was rounded up on Yom Kippur before being murdered by the Nazis.